Rubus probus L.H.Bailey

Queensland raspberry (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Rubus

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 3 m high. The stems have thorns 4 mm long. The leaves are compound. They are 3-8 cm long and have thorns underneath. There are 3-9 leaflets and these are 4-10 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. The flowers occur in groups of up to 30. They are white and 7-12 mm long. The fruit is an aggregate berry. It can be pink, orange or red.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in the rainforest and wet forest. In tropical Queensland it grows from sea level to 1200 m altitude. In PNG is has been recorded in Bougainville.
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Disturbed areas in well developed lowland, upland and mountain rain forests; at elevations up to 1,100 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The fruit are eaten.
Uses food
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
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Optimum temperature (C°) 14 - 20
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Images

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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:739332-1
WFO ID wfo-0001007129
COL ID -
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Rubus probus